'Revenge' reveals a mother of a twist in post-Olympics return, 'Payback'

"Revenge" isn't even pretending to be anything other than a daytime soap with a better time slot -- the show is straight-up sudsy goodness, as demonstrated in Sunday's (March 9) episode of the ABC drama, "Payback."

From Emily's blackouts -- retold later via fuzzy-focused shots a la a true crime show recreation -- to the murder, "Payback" was pretty action-packed. And that's not even counting the epic twist at the end of the episode: That Stevie Grayson, Conrad's first wife, is Jack's mother?!